Introduces the main series within the Reader Collection geared to adults who are beginning to read in English. The Reader Collection is located in the Juvenile Collection on the second floor..
All About the Music by Julian ThomlinsonMusic brought them together. Now it's tearing them apart...Suki and her boyfriend Kurt only cares about the music and it's driving Suki crazy. How can she show that a relationship is more than just love songs?
Call Number: F T369a 2012 (Level 4 yellow)
ISBN: 9781424046461
Bad Blood by Sue LeatherA fire in his father's restaurant sends detective Jay Kwan on a manhunt. Who started the fire, and why? The search takes him on a dangerous journey through Chinatown and into the past, where a dark and terrible secret awaits him. A secret about his own family...
Call Number: F L483bb 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424018390
The Beautiful Game by Sue Leather & Julian ThomlinsonEstela dreams of becoming a successful soccer player. But she also has the chance for an exciting new life as a fashion model in the beautiful city of Milan. Which path will she choose?
Call Number: F L483bg 2011 (Level 2 blue)
ISBN: 9781424048779
Deadly Truth by Andrew WatsonToday is the most important day in Peter Booker's career. Nothing's going to stop him from getting to work, certainly not a homeless man asking for help. However, there is more to this encounter than Peter thinks, and it soon leads him to the biggest story of his life. As he enters the heart of a powerful conspiracy, Peter learns that while the truth may save lives, it could also cost him his own.
Call Number: F W331d 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424048915
He's Mine by Julian ThomlinsonKaty decides she wants no more men in her life. But she changes her mind when she meets Leon. Unfortunately, her best friend Belinda has the same idea...
Call Number: F T369h 2015 (Level 2 blue)
ISBN: 9781424046638
Heart of a Fighter by Sue LeatherAs captain of the college taekwondo team, Dwayne always wants to be the best. But when he loses to Minho Kim, the new boy from Korea, Dwayne has to learn what it really means to be a fighter.
Call Number: F L483hf 2011 (Level 4 yellow)
ISBN: 9781424046430
Joe Faust by Frank BrennanJoe is a young city trader, and he'll do anything to be successful. Anything. So when a mysterious man called Rey Todd offers him everything he's ever wanted, how can Joe say no? Of course, there's always a price to pay...
Call Number: F B75j 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424017966
The Long Road to Lucca by Irene BarallLizzy Elliot has a good life, or so she thinks: a successful career, a loving fiance, and a caring (if overbearing) mother. Then a letter arrives from her beloved Aunt Bea which threatens to turn her whole world upside down. To everyone's surprise, Lizzy decides to give up everything and embark on a new adventure - and is forced to make big decisions about the life she wants for herself.
Call Number: F B272L 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424048762
Mercy Killer by Andrew WatsonDr. Rick Jamieson is preparing for the multimillion-dollar launch of a new drug. But when some of the patients end up dead, Rick starts to wonder if all is not what it seems. With the police hot on his trail, it's a race against time to find out what-or who-is behind all the mysterious deaths.
Call Number: F W331m 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424017942
Oscar's Journey by Fiona JosephYoung Oscar Keen is forced to take over his father's biscuit factory, despite his dreams of becoming an artist. Then something happens that puts the business in trouble, and he finds the problems are deeper than anyone imagined. The resulting investigation reveals the truth about the business...and about Oscar himself.
Call Number: F J774o 2013 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424048939
Reunited by Irene BarallA surprise visit from an old college acquaintance is a welcome change for Meg and her family. But when things start to go wrong in her sleepy town, Meg learns you can never really leave the past behind...
Call Number: F B272r 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424018406
Road Trip by Sue LeatherYing Chu doesn't really like road trips. But when friends ask her to join them on a trip to a music festival, she says yes. But the fun trip turns into a nightmare, testing their friendships and Ying Chu's character...
Call Number: F L483rt 2015 (Level 1 green)
ISBN: 9781424048830
Roommates by Sue Leather & Julian ThomlinsonAs a new student at Brenton College, Bobby Harris has many things to worry about-but his biggest problem is his new roommate, Ash! Because of Ash, Bobby can't sleep, study, or work properly. The problem is, how does he tell Ash without losing a roommate and a friend?
Call Number: F L483ro 2011 (Level 1 green)
ISBN: 9781424048977
Samurai by Julian ThomlinsonWhen soldiers try to kidnap Lord Oda's beautiful young bride, only one person can save her: the young samurai Kai. But as the two of them run from their pursuers, Kai and Lady Abe find there is something far more dangerous than the enemy-the passion in their own hearts.
Call Number: F T369s 2013 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424048847
The Secret Beach by Jane RollasonLucas and his friends have the best surfing beach in town, and they want to keep it that way. So when Jerry and the city boys demand a piece of the action, it soon becomes an all-out war - for the beach, the surfing trophy, and the heart of the beautiful Ella.
Call Number: F R647s 2011 (Level 4 yellow)
ISBN: 9781424018420
Soccer Crazy by Sue Leather & Julian ThomlinsonEstela, captain of the women's soccer team, is very excited. Now that famous soccer player George Gray is coming to Brenton, her team will finally get the help they need. But Coach Gray doesn't think women can play soccer. Can Estela change his mind?
Call Number: F L483s 2011 (Level 1 green)
ISBN: 9781424046539
Trust by Sue Leather; Julian ThomlinsonSandra Marks isn't enjoying her new role as editor of The Brenton Sun, her college's online newspaper. Felipe, one of her reporters, isn't too happy about Sandra beating him to the job . . . and he makes sure she knows it. Worse still, she is faced with her biggest story ever-one that involves her own father. Now Sandra must decide who she can really trust.
Call Number: F L483t 2011 (Level 4 yellow)
ISBN: 9781424046447
You Just Don't Know Her by Sue Leather & Julian ThomlinsonFleur Duval is the prettiest and most popular girl in school, and she gets anything-and any guy-she wants. But when she breaks the heart of poor Bobby Harris, his friends Ash and Dwayne decide that it's payback time. But is it Ash's turn to have his heart broken?
Call Number: F L483y 2011 (Level 6 red)
ISBN: 9781424046485
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